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Difficulty: Very hardOccupational and Specialized Registers

Complete the sentence by supplying the precise specialized medical term in the blank provided.

Answer:In epidemiological and clinical practice, an infection acquired by a patient during hospital care that was neither present nor incubating at the time of admission is termed a 【nosocomial】 infection.

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The correct specialized term is 'nosocomial'.
The term 'nosocomial' is the precise medical register word for an infection contracted inside a hospital or healthcare setting that was not present or incubating prior to patient admission.

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Analyze the context of the sentence
The context describes a specific type of disease/infection contracted specifically within a hospital or healthcare facility environment during medical treatment.
Specialized registers require identifying terms unique to specific professional fields based on context clues.
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Identify the precise medical register term
The medical term for a hospital-acquired infection is 'nosocomial'.
Derived from the Greek words 'nosos' (disease) and 'komeion' (to take care of), 'nosocomial' specifically denotes hospital-originated conditions.

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Medical and Epidemiological Occupational Register
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Occupational and Specialized Registers

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